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Friday, 30 October 2009
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Row over resthome blood testing
30 Oct 2009Aged residential care providers are labelling as nonsense a move that could see resthome residents having to leave the facility to have blood tests done in the community. Audio
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Taskforce gives thumbs up to bill
30 Oct 2009A taskforce has backed a bill that could see taxpayers being forced to pay millions in compensation to business. Audio
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Australian police arrest man for NZ cold murder case
30 Oct 2009A 39-year-old man has been charged with murder following an attack on a Christchurch taxi driver that took place in Sydney 15 years ago. Audio
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Mallard 'shakey' after run-in with motorist
30 Oct 2009The Labour MP Trevor Mallard says he's still shakey after having a run in with the occupants of a car while cycling earlier this week. Audio
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Controversial Canterbury irrigation scheme approved
30 Oct 2009The green light's been given to build a controversial $135 million irrigation scheme to feed Canterbury's arid land. Audio
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Evening business for 30 October 2009
30 Oct 2009News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Hide defends girlfriend's travel tab
30 Oct 2009The Act party leader and local government minister Rodney Hide is defending the $25,000 tab taxpayers will pick up for his girlfriend who travelled with him on an overseas trip. Audio
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Transpower gives more details on power outage
30 Oct 2009Comments from CEO of Transpower, Dr Patrick Strange. Audio
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Driver was working at export container depot, Mangere
30 Oct 2009Transpower says a forklift carrying a container hit the Otahuhu to Henderson line while the only alternative line was out for maintenance. Audio
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Mayhem after forklift driver takes out power lines
30 Oct 2009A South Auckland fork lift driver is lucky to be alive today after hitting high voltage lines that took out power to more than a quarter of a million households and businesses north of the Auckland… Read more Audio
Thursday, 29 October 2009
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Castro 'still on top of developments at home and abroad'
29 Oct 2009It was three years ago that the Cuban leader Fidel Castro was laid low by medical problems that needed a series of gastric operations. Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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